Avantika Khattri
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| Born | Avantika Khattri 20 November 1989 |
| Occupation | Film Actress Producer Director |
| Years active | 2011-present |
Avantika Khattri (born 20 November 1989)[1] is an Indian Bollywood actress, producer, and director [2] who debuted with the movie War Chhod Na Yaar in which she played the parallel lead with Soha Ali Khan along with co-stars Sharman Joshi and Javed Jaffrey.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]Avantika debuted in Bollywood as an actress with the Hindi movie War Chhod Na Yaar.[4] She had already produced a film titled by Beautiful World[5] which was based on the 2016 incident that happened in Bulandshahr, starring Amruta Subhash,[6] Swanand Kirkire and Shweta Tripathi and it was presented by Anurag Kashyap.[7][8][9] Avantika Khatri has done an album named Bottoms Up as a lead actress with Mika Singh.[10][11]
Avantika's second short film For All That You Are as a producer and also her debut directorial - won the Best LGBTQ Film award at the Top Shorts International Film Festival. The film, which has Avantika playing the protagonist, is a revenge drama revolving around two female ex-lovers. She was chosen as the Best Actress In An Indie Film in Actors Award at Los Angeles; the Best Woman Filmmaker at The IndieFEST Film Awards (US) and the Best Actress-Leading at Accolade Global Film Competition (US). The film also won the award for the Best Short at the Mediterranean Film Festival and Best Short at Canada Shorts Film Festival.[1] Avantika walked the Red Carpet[12][2] at the 71st Cannes Film Festival where For All That You Are[2] was screened in the Short Film Corner.[13][2]
Avantika has been awarded with Iconic Producer, Film-Director & Actress at Mid-Day Powerful Women Award 2022 by the Hon’ble Governor of Maharashtra Shri Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhawan, Mumbai.[14]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Avantika hails from Jhansi, a town in Uttar Pradesh, where she was born into a family of creative and medical professionals. Her father is a doctor, while her mother is an artist. She has an MBA in Human Resource.[15] She began her career by performing arts and also dabbled in modelling and featured in the FHM[16] magazine. and others. She has been featured in TV commercials.[17] She also appeared as a Celebrity on Times Food Channel - Cooking with Celebs[18]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Actor
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Reference |
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| 2013 | War Chhod Na Yaar | Sakshi | ||
| 2015 | Kuch Kuch Locha Hai | Jacqueline | ||
| 2015 | Bottoms up | Avantika | Music Video with Mika Singh | |
| 2022 | Mere Desh Ki Dharti | Priyanka Khurrana |
Producer
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Beautiful World | Short Film | |||
| 2018 | For All That You Are | Avantika Khattri as Alisha | Avantika Khattri | Short Film |
References
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External links
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